in ashako ko pani kehna
bhul nahi nadani hai
in ashako ko pani kehna
bhul nahi nadani hai
tan man me jo aag lagade
tan man me jo aag lagade
ye to aysa pani hai
in ashako ko pani kehna
bhul nahi nadani hai

kaise tum se ishq hua tha
kya kya hum par biti hai
kaise tum se ishq hua tha
kya kya hum par biti hai
sun lo to sacha afsana
warna ek khani hai
sun lo to sacha afsana
warna ek khani hai
tan man me jo aag lagade
ye to aysa pani hai
in ashako ko pani kehna
bhul nahi nadani hai

shaekh-o-brhaman, jahid-o-waiz
piri mein ye kya jane
shaekh-o-brhaman, jahid-o-waiz
piri mein ye kya jane
bhul bhi ho jati hai isme
ishka naam jawani hai
tan man me jo aag lagade
ye to aysa pani hai
in ashako ko pani kehna
bhul nahi nadani hai

dukh sukh sehna aur khush rehna
ishq me lazami hai ye sehar
dukh sukh sehna aur khush rehna
ishq me lazami hai ye sehar
dil wale ho maat ghbrao
yeh to reet purani hai
tan man me jo aag lagade
tan man me jo aag lagade
ye to aysa pani hai
in ashako ko pani kehna
bhul nahi nadani hai

To call these tears mere water,
a folly, a forgetting.
To call these tears mere water,
a folly, a forgetting.
That which ignites the body, the soul,
that which sets the spirit ablaze,
this is a water unlike any other.
To call these tears mere water,
a folly, a forgetting.

How love took root in you,
what trials we have known,
how love took root in you,
what trials we have known,
listen to the true tale,
or it is just a story.
That which ignites the body, the soul,
this is a water unlike any other.
To call these tears mere water,
a folly, a forgetting.

Sheikh, Brahman, ascetic, and the devout,
in age, they cannot fathom this,
Sheikh, Brahman, ascetic, and the devout,
in age, they cannot fathom this,
forgetfulness also blooms within it,
its name, youth’s vibrant season.
That which ignites the body, the soul,
this is a water unlike any other.
To call these tears mere water,
a folly, a forgetting.

To bear sorrow and joy, to rejoice,
in love, this city’s decree,
to bear sorrow and joy, to rejoice,
in love, this city’s decree,
O hearts, do not fear,
this is an ancient ritual.
That which ignites the body, the soul,
that which sets the spirit ablaze,
this is a water unlike any other.
To call these tears mere water,
a folly, a forgetting.